"I did get a sense that I can't change that we're a big market and I can't change that we're in the East".

Red Sox spokesperson Kevin Gregg confirmed to the Associated Press that Boston was also eliminated from the bidding. "When players are in the marketplace like that, you do everything you possibly can", said Cashman, whose team has been scouting Ohtani since 2012. The New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Rays, Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers are also among the teams told they won't sign Ohtani.

Ohtani could have waited two more years to reach the minimum age at which he would be eligible for a lucrative major league contract, part of restrictions on worldwide signings included in MLB's recent collective bargaining agreement.

The 23-year-old Japanese star faces a December 22 deadline to close a deal with the Major League Baseball team of his choice. The winning team will, however, pay Ohtani's current employer, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, $20 million for the right to negotiate with the standout hitter/pitcher.

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